Minutes ahead of most of the elite women’s field at the Canadian Triathlon Championships, Carp native Joanna Brown waved to her hometown crowd, high-fived spectators down the finishing straight, crossed the line and lifted the finish banner high over her head, a grin plastered on her face.
By Martin Boyce Barreling around the final corner, haunting memories of last year’s wicked crash flashing through his mind, Ottawa native Matteo Dal-Cin laid off the gas for a moment in the turn, then hit the pedals full tilt down the final stretch to sprint to victory in the Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Championships…
By Dan Plouffe Local water polo players Bogdan Djerkovic, Diego Gonzalez and Valeria Rojas won bronze medals from the 17U Pan American Championships and qualified Canada for next summer’s FINA Youth World Championships thanks to their performances at the June 29-July 9 event in Peru. Djerkovic, who will soon also compete alongside Ottawa Titans teammate…
July 8 must have been a sleepy night in Eganville, or rather, even sleepier than usual. That was the evening the Melissa Bishop bandwagon from the Ottawa Valley took over the stands at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
By Dan Plouffe Asked on the eve of her international debut for Canada at the Commonwealth Youth Games if she prefers the 400 metres of the 400 m hurdles event, Sharelle Samuel’s answer was clear: the barricade-free form of the 400. “For me with hurdles, I tend to overthink it,” the Ottawa Lions Track-and-Field Club…
By Dan Plouffe After setting a pair of personal-bests and winning a pair of Paralympic medals at the same Games for the first time as a 35-year-old at London 2012, Jason Dunkerley said he was like a fine wine that gets better with age. Five years later – and after contemplating retirement from international competition…
Ottawa native Noah Kirkwood earned his piece of Canadian basketball history as he helped the under-19 men’s national team to the Canada’s first-ever gold medal at an international FIBA competition at the July 1-9 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt. The Canadians went undefeated in 7 contests, including their stunning 99-87 upset of USA in…
